Chapter 395: Final Word
The Tokyo tragedy shocked the world, and although the main reason and responsibility for the tragedy lay in the instigation of the Japanese right-wing and the irrationality of the mob itself, the people of the world usually sympathize with the weak.
Let's take a look at the recent casualties of the Japanese mob and the tragic situation in the embassy, and look at the casualties in the embassy at most, more than 20 casualties, even if almost everyone knows that the responsibility for the incident is in Japan, but the rest of the classes in various countries still sympathize with Japan...
Of course, these were all things that happened before the Commune government made the event public...
In view of the tough attitude of the Saionji Cabinet and the Japanese government, not long after the tragedy broke out, the rescue fleet that had been anchored in Tokyo Bay had already sailed out of Tokyo Bayββββββ not to escape, although the current Kunisha Navy has a certain degree of asymmetric advantage over the Japanese Navy, but it is really not a rational thing to start a war with the Japanese army in the narrow Tokyo Bay, after all, the Japanese have batteries deployed in Tokyo Bay to rely on, Moreover, at a short distance, even a 305mm caliber main gun can threaten the latest [Star Horse]-class battleships of the Wehrmacht Navy...
Therefore, in order to avoid suffering large losses after the outbreak of the conflict, the fleet had already sailed out of Tokyo Bay not long after Sa Zhenbing returned to the flagship.
According to the improvised plan of Sa Zhenbing and others, to join the intensification of the conflict between China and Japan, then the Ocean Fleet in the waters around Japan will attack various cities along the coast of Japan until the Japanese Combined Fleet comes out of Tokyo Bay, and then take the opportunity to crush the Japanese Combined Fleet in one fell swoop...
The Japanese are not unaware of Sa Zhenbing's thoughts, seriously speaking, at least at the general level, the Japanese army is still stronger than the Chinese at present, even Sa Zhenbing himself, among the senior generals of the Japanese Navy, I am afraid that he is just a very ordinary member...
It's not a racial and institutional gap, it's just time...
Although after the outbreak of the First World War, with the strong industry and strong government finances developed during the war, the national defense navy has been rapidly improved, and it is more than a step stronger than Japan in terms of hardware.
However, in terms of personnel quality, the gap between the Defence Navy and the Japanese Navy is like the comparison of the strength of the naval fleets of the two countries...
In order to catch up with and surpass China, the Japanese had already cultivated their own navy before the First Sino-Japanese War, and finally defeated the Beiyang Fleet in the First Sino-Japanese War, establishing the status of the first power in East Asia in one fell swoop. At the same time, with the reparations of the First Sino-Japanese War, a huge amount of money was invested in the navy, and finally in the Russo-Japanese War ten years later, the Russians were defeated on both water and land, completing the first "Huang Kebai" in modern history.
What about China in comparison?
Before the First Sino-Japanese War, the development of China's maritime power had come to a standstill due to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but at that time the Chinese Navy had at least one Beiyang Fleet that could hold up the faΓ§ade and scare the other powers.
However, after the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle and the total annihilation of the Beiyang Fleet, China's development of the seas came to a standstill, and after Japan defeated Russia and became the largest power in East Asia, the gap between the two countries was even more unimaginable.
During this period, Japan, as a maritime country, also enthusiastically produced a large number of famous generals, while China still relied on the half-dead support of the old navy such as Sa Zhenbing...
This situation was not reversed until the establishment of the Kuomintang government in 1913, almost 20 years after the end of the Sino-Japanese War.
Centennial Navy...
From 1913 to 1923, ten years may be enough for the Chinese Navy to catch up with Japan in terms of hardware, but it is somewhat whimsical to want to surpass Japan in software.
Of course, this is not to say that China does not have excellent naval talents, after ten years of training, this kind of talent has been cultivated by the national government to some extent, but because of the problem of qualifications and experience, the highest rank among these talents is only colonel......
Captain...
In the Wehrmacht, an officer with the rank of colonel can only command battleships, battle cruisers, and aircraft carriers, although he can also be regarded as the commander of the capital ship. But if you want to command a fleet, you are still a level or two away.
And even the colonel, among the newly trained officers, only two or three barely met the standard ...
Fortunately, the improvement of the overall national strength has made the National Defense Navy have an overwhelming advantage over Japan in terms of hardware, but Yan Guang does not dare to underestimate the role of an excellent naval officer at all.
This is also the reason why Yan Guanghui allowed Sa Zhenbing to come to Japan, although Sa Zhenbing's ability is not outstanding among the seaside countries such as Britain and Japan, but he is already one of the best players in China...
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After learning that the Ocean Fleet had anchored and left the port under the command of Sa Zhenbing, some of the more impatient admirals soon came to the front of Saionji Gongwang, hoping that Xionji Gongwang would allow them to command the fleet to block Sa Zhenbing's Ocean Fleet in Tokyo Bay...
Sa Zhenbing's abacus, Kato Yuzaburo and others are very clear.
If the Ocean Fleet had been allowed to leave the Gulf of Tonkin, the Japanese Fleet would have no great chance of victory if a conflict broke out in the waters outside the bay, not to mention that some of the capital ships of the Combined Fleet were now distributed throughout the country and in colonies such as Taiwan and Korea.
Therefore, only by blocking the Ocean Fleet in Tokyo Bay and relying on the batteries can some of the capital ships of the Combined Fleet in the bay compete with the Ocean Fleet.
And although in the bay, the 406mm main guns of the capital ships of the Ocean Fleet can easily penetrate the armor of the capital ships of the Combined Fleet, in the same way, at a short distance, even the 305mm caliber main guns can cause effective damage to the [Star Horse]-class battleships and [Kui Wood Wolf]-class battlecruisers of the Ocean Fleet.
But if you get out of Tokyo Bay...
As long as the distance is widened, the attack of the 305mm caliber main gun is undoubtedly an itch for the armor of the [Xingri Ma]-class battleship, even the 356mm caliber main gun can't do much damage, only the [Nagato]-class battleship with the 410mm caliber main gun can cause fatal damage to the [Xingri Ma] and [Kuimu Wolf], but there are only two battleships of this class in Japan...
"If we can block the Ocean Fleet in Tokyo Bay, even if all the capital ships in the bay are wiped out, at least half of the capital ships of the Ocean Fleet can remain in the bay!"
"That's right, and if it sinks in the bay, as long as it's not shattered, it's easy to salvage it afterwards..."
These are the words of another admiral, in his opinion, as long as they are not broken in the conflict, then even if they finally sink into the bay, it is relatively easy to salvageββββββ this salvage refers not only to the sunken ships of the Japanese Navy, but also to the sunken ships of the Ocean Fleet.
If he can sink some of the capital ships of the Ocean Fleet and then salvage them, then even the capital ships with more losses will be worth it in his opinion, after all, the largest number of former dreadnoughts in the Japanese Navy is now, and there are only a few dreadnoughts and super dreadnoughts ...
Among the ten capital ships of the Ocean Fleet, eight of the [Star Horse] class are undoubtedly real super dreadnoughts, and the remaining two [Kui Wood Wolf] class are battle cruisers, but they are much stronger than most of the world's dreadnoughts in terms of firepower and armor...
Hearing this, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang was really moved a little, but it was only for a moment...
Although the relations between China and Japan are very tense at present, there are many countries in the world that have tense relations, so even if the matter in Tokyo is relatively big, it has not yet reached the point of starting a war, but if it really blocks the ocean fleet in Tokyo Bay, as those admirals said, it will really tear the skin to the point of breaking the net. ..., if it had happened in 1913, or even before 1918, perhaps the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang would have done it without hesitation. Because China had not yet fully formed the climate at that time, the temptation to wipe out more than half of the capital ships of the Ocean Fleet at one time could not be resisted by Xiyuan Temple Gongwang, and if Xiyuan Temple Gongwang did this, he could also get support from Britain and the United States and other countries.
In the eyes of Britain and the United States, a strong China is obviously more of an eyesore than a powerful Japan.
However, it is different now, not only because of the climate in China, but also because of the fact that although public opinion is more sympathetic to Japan, which has caused nearly 1,000 casualties, the official position of the governments of various governments is on the side of the national government, because the Japanese are entirely to blame for this kind of thing.
Although the massacre of Koreans by the Japanese in the days following the Kanto earthquake has not yet spread in the public opinion circles, governments around the world are well aware of it, and if this incident is really publicized, not only will public opinion completely turn to China, but even Japan's international image will be seriously damaged...
"Therefore, the most important thing now is to dispose of the evidence as soon as possible, and never leave a little evidence for the Chinese to grasp the handle..."
The army generals may not have paid much attention to the massacre, but the admirals were quite shocked by the occurrence of this incident, and at the same time, for most of the admirals who had gone abroad, they also knew very well what this event represented at this time, so they nodded one after another.
"Please rest assured..."
Looking at Yuzaburo Kato and the others, who leaned slightly, both Saionji Gongwang and Hara Kei nodded.
After staying away from the madmen of the army, now the only person that Saionji Gongwang can trust is the navy.
Although the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang has been doing the work of destroying corpses, and they have indeed been doing so.
In just two or three days, at least the corpses of more than 6,000 killed Koreans have been almost disposed of, but Xiyuan Temple Gongwang obviously can't think of it. When the Japanese mob stormed the embassy, the scene had already been filmed by Tong Kong, of course, these are not important, the most important thing is that the scenes of the Japanese massacring Koreans after the earthquake, Tong Kong has also collected a lot of information, in addition to photos, there are even some video materials.
It is not surprising that although the government was behind the massacre of Koreans by the Japanese after the earthquake, and even the military and police were involved in rare cases, most of the time it was civilian organizations such as the "Youth Self-Police Corps" that were responsible.
Moreover, in the process of the massacre, the organization was not very tight, and some members of the "self-police regiment" and the military and police were even willing to take pictures, so it was really a simple matter to leave some video materials.
Of course, the most important thing is that Xiyuan Temple Gongwang did not know that Sa Zhenbing had returned to the Ocean Fleet with these materials, and had already sent a cruiser formation back to Beijing with the materials...
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"Is that all the stuff..."
Looking at the various photos on the table, Yan Guang frowned.
As a person who has been influenced by various movies in later generations and has also personally participated in the battlefield, Yan Guang only frowned at the tragic situation shown in these photos.
But it's clear that Xu Shichang and some other civilian officials don't think so...
"Hmm..."
After seeing a video on the wall, an official under Xu Shichang covered his mouth and exited the room...
"Really......... Rare and weird..."
In later generations, Yan Guang can be regarded as a lover of R-rated films, no matter how terrifying the things in the photos and images are, it is obviously impossible to compare with the R-rated films of later generations, after all, the best of the R-rated films in later generations, no matter which one is quite ......creative, "But anyway, this time we are finally sure to win..."
"That's right..."
After forcibly enduring the feeling of nausea, Song Dinghan nodded and said.
"At present, public opinion in various countries is more inclined to the Japanese because the Japanese lost too much in the embassy conflict, but if we send these materials out, then the public opinion of various countries will definitely turn to us..."
"That's right..."
Originally, Xu Shichang and others, who had only read the written materials and did not know everything very truthfully about Tokyo, were a little uneasy, but after seeing these materials...
Although Yan Guang didn't care much about it, he looked a little cold-blooded, but for Xu Shichang and others, it was enough to be "reassured"...
Of course, Yan Guang's "cold-blooded" attitude is only because all the slaughtered are "Smecta", and he didn't come to the scene in person, smelling the coexistence of blood and rancid smell and asked, otherwise, even if he watches more R-rated films, I'm afraid Yan Guang won't be able to bear it...
"Now that the information is in hand..."
It is not clear, because of his indifference to the information, Xu Shichang and others regarded him as a cold-blooded Yan Guang, who fiddled with the photos on the table, and then said to Gu Weijun after looking at the video on the wall.
"Shaochuan, I'll leave it all to you..."
Hearing Yan Guang's words, Gu Weijun nodded.
"Rest assured, President, I'll get it done..."
When he said this, Gu Weijun was also a little excited.
To be honest, the most stressful these days is probably Gu Weijun, although what happened in the embassy was completely caused by the Japanese, but after comparing the casualties of nearly 1,000 people in Japan and the casualties of more than 20 people in China, although the official position of various countries is inclined to the national government, the non-governmental media are almost all on the side of Japan.
There is no other reason, it is simply because the losses of the Japanese are the biggest party no matter how you look at it.
And the Nationalist government? Compared to the Japanese, the losses of the Kokusha government were so insignificant...
It is also because of this relationship that Gu Weijun, as the foreign minister, has to be tortured by the media almost every day.
Of course, if this kind of thing only comes from foreign media, it doesn't matter, but some domestic media also like to pretend to be the Virgin. After the incident, he asked Gu Weijun vigorously.
"When our fleet goes to Japan, is it to rescue or to slaughter!! Isn't there enough suffering of the Japanese people?! β
Nima.
Although Gu Weijun also knew that there were many people in this world who liked to pretend to be "Holy Mother" after following Yan Guang for a few years, what he didn't expect was that there were such people in his own country, and he chose to embarrass himself at this time.
It's a pity that at that time, the information about the Koreans had just been transported on the ship, and the news about the massacre of the Koreans could not be said because there was no evidence in handββββββ maybe it was not that it could not be said, but Gu Weijun did not believe that in Tokyo, more than 6,000 people would be slaughtered in the capital of Japan...
Of course, Gu Weijun still believes the news of the massacre of North Koreans, but in his opinion, the embassy's intelligence search capabilities are likely to become much sluggish in the period after the earthquake. Therefore, the information provided by the embassy and the military intelligence bureau on more than 6,000 people must be reduced by at least ten times...
Shrink tenfold, then 6,000 will become 600 ...
More than 600 people, such a number in the face of nearly 1,000 casualties, even if it is not small, but at least it does not play a decisive role...
However, what Gu Weijun didn't expect was that the information of the embassy in Japan was actually accurate...
"There are really more than 6,000 people..."
Thinking back to the information I just read, while lamenting the madness of the Japanese, Gu Weijun also understood that these materials were definitely the magic weapon that could make the Nationalist Government win at this time...
"Speaking of which, I would like to thank the Japanese for their madness..."
A day later, while the Japanese government was still destroying the bodies and cleaning up the evidence of the massacre of Koreans, the Kuosha government in Beijing held a press conference to announce the massacre in Tokyo.
Although during the press conference, many Japanese reporters and the Japanese ambassador who suddenly arrived at the scene questioned that this was fake evidence forged by the Guoshe government, but after Gu Weijun released more real photos and video materials about the incident, the Japanese still retreated with a pale face in the face of ironclad evidence...
Then, in just a few days, the news came that Xiyuan Temple had stepped down and the cabinet was dissolved...
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